Week 9 is now done, and things are heating up. The contest is approaching the end, with only TWO WEEKS left for us to catch up to our season-long leader. This week, only two AI2 players took the boot, and they were managerr and Asrai, who made the mistake of picking bootee Joshua Gracin. This week, there are only three Idols left, so the stakes are high. The huge winner of the week was the incredible Spidey, who incredibly dominated the bonus questions and took home a big win. The bottom dwellers were buckeyegirl and tribephyl, but they were only down one point, so no big loss. The leader, who has led virtually all season, is the lovely Bebo. She has a lead that can be surmounted, though.....let's see just how big it is....

49 - Bebo
42 - Lancerdude74
41 - ShowMeTheWinner
38 - Keae
37 - WackeeChik
35 - ejm92, BriarRosie
34 - Spidey
33 - true
29 - magic_star
27 - ElroyJetson, munson
23 - L82LIFE
22 - Ahtumbreez, carencey
21 - katem
19 - drawde236
18 - buckeyegirl
16 - Femme, cyclehausen
14 - tjstein
13 - johnthemod
(4) - GuessItRains
(5) - bobstew617
(40) - tribephyl
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We're now down to just three, the FINAL THREE....

Clay Aiken
Kimberley Locke
Ruben Studdard

Normally, you get two points for each safe Idol, and you get deducted three points for choosing an Idol who is in the final two but not booted. Since there are only three left, we're deleting the deduction...if you wanna risk it and put two on your safe list, GO FOR IT! BUTTTT, if the booted Idol is on your list, you'll be booted too. Remember, you MUST have at least one Idol, though.
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This week, the RDB and RMB are seperate games. You can do BOTH, and there is no penalty for an unscoring entry.

The RMB - The Randy Man Bonus last week was 17 man's. This week, we follow the same format, you're guessing how many times Randy will say MAN during Tuesday's show. Picking it correct is worth 8 bonus points, 5 bonus points if you're one off, 3 if you're two off, and 1 point if you're three man's off.
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The RDB - The Randy Dawg Bonus last week was 11 dawgs. This week, everything is the same, you guess how many times Randy will say "dawg" during Tuesday's show. If you get it correct, you'll get 5 bonus points, 3 if you're one off, and 1 point if you're two off.
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BONUS Questions - Last week, the bonus order was Josh/Randy/None. This week, we're gonna follow with the same two point per question rulebook, but we're upgrading from three to five questions....NONE is a suitable answer.

1. Who will be the last Idol to perform solo on Tuesday?
2. Which Idol will Ryan introduce first at the beginning?
3. Whose family/friends will be shown first (caption counts)?
4. Which (if any) idols will go into the crowd during their song?
5. Which judge will say "Clay" first on Tuesday?

For question number four, you get a penalty of one point for each person you list that does not go into the crowd. If you list "no one" and someone enters the crowd, you also get a one point deduction.
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Deadline is 8pm Tuesday, if you post between performance and results shows, it's a five point penalty....good luck!

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